Building with Colorbrik Bricklaying Instructions The Mediterranean collection is a face-brick that is colored permanently after it is constructed. Brickwork is laid as light colored face-brickwork with full flushed joint and bushed cleaned. The coloring process does not cover up untidy brickwork.  Do's ...   Face Brickwork   Brickwork is constructed using the Austral Mediterranean collection bricks ONLY   Leave all faulty dirty, cracked or heavily chipped bricks including bald bricks (no sand on brick face)   Blend bricks from 3-4 packs   Clean new brickwork as you go (dry brush down)   Mortar Joints   Brickwork is constructed using the Austral Mediterranean collection bricks ONLY   Leave all faulty dirty, cracked or heavily chipped bricks including bald bricks (no sand on brick face)   Blend bricks from 3-4 packs   Clean new brickwork as you go (dry brush down) Acceptable brickwork ready for Colorbrik color treatment. Complete brickwork with Colorbrik Color Treatment.  Don'ts ...   Lay dirty or faulty bricks in the wall.   Bag the brickwork   Use natural or grey cements in the mortar.   Use colored or dark sands in the mortar.   Use a pressure washer or brick cleaner to clean down the brickwork after laying.   Do not wash out mortar spillage through weep holes and let dry on the wall. Unacceptable brickwork with bagged and dirty bricks laid throughout the walls. Construction Schedule Colorbrik application is to be scheduled on sites as for any other trade (applied finish) contractor.  Do's ...   Ensure roof is on and tiled.   Ensure safety railing for roof access is left in place for high work.   Ensure scaffolding is left in place for Colorbrik application access to high work.   Call 02 97691144 to schedule work as early as possible.   Ensure all brickwork repairs and mortar repairs have been completed 3 days before scheduled application .   Use off-white mortar of the same mix as original brickwork for mortar repointing.   Ensure clear instructions regarding feature work and colors are provided to Colorbrik 7 days prior to application.   Remove tannin stains on brickwork left by timbers, trusses, frames etc...   Call Colorbrik to advise them if brickwork has been left wet by recent rainfall.  Don'ts ...   Schedule Colorbrik application to coincide with other trades requiring access to the external brickwork and surrounds eg: landscapers, painters etc...   Schedule Colorbrik application prior to completion of all repairs and modifications to face brickwork. Failure to do this will attract a call-back charge.   Remove safety rail for roof access to face brickwork until Colorbrik application is completed.   Remove scaffolding from high face brickwork until Colorbrik application is completed.   Paint the eave’s prior to Colorbrik application.   Allow other trades to soil or discolor finished face brickwork prior to Colorbrik application. For Example: Tradesmen wiping boots on bricks Painters washing out paint or dribbling paint on brickwork. Landscapers or plumbers pushing mud and clay up against brickwork. Stenciled concrete instillation saw cuts and oxide over spray onto brickwork etc… To achieve results, as displayed at Austral Bricks displays, please contact us for more details: Phone: 02 - 9769 1144 Fax: 02 - 9769 0644 Email: Sales@Colorbrik.com.au Mail: P.O. Box 230 Toongabbie, NSW 2146 We will send you our full technical specification on request. Download a printable version of this document.

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